The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-24
Prison Locals.
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How do you like new motto?
THE MIRRORS subscription list growing
larger every day.
Hon. f. c. Butts. inspector, made the rounds
of the prison, Thursday of last week.
s.. Lower stein AMI two daughters paid THE
MIRROR pleasant call on Tuesday
Our call for exchanges is receiving most
hearty response from all parts Of the country.
Secretary of state H. Mattson sent in two
yearly subst riptc to rapidly increasing list.
last wee].
Upon The MIRRORS fast swelling subscr.p-
ton list may be found the names of Messrs.
Erwin 4 Ryan, of st. Paul
The 'boys" appreciate the vast improvement
in our prison fare, also Steward Benners method
of cooking and dishing up the same
Another trunk full of papers, magazines and
other good reading matter, presented to the
library by Mrs. NJ. II. Carman. last week.
j. H. Sackman, of Prince ton. ILL.,, made us a
pleasant call last week. and TIL MIRROR Golfers
were swelled to the extent of $3.50 thereby.
Parties having French periodicals news
papers for which they have no use. will confer a
favor by sending them to the prison library.
THE MIRROR office is in need of a full-grown,
double-deck. Websters unabridged dictionary,
and would like to pay for same in advertising.
The Ortonville North Star, comes to table
marked with innumerable KS in glowing colors.
We place the Star list with pleasure. aud
a big red X
THE MIRROR office is now comfortably and
pleasantly located in the brick building just south
of the main cell building. where shall be
Only a small number of copies of the first
and second issues of THE MIRROR st IL remain
unsOld. Those who wish to have the numbers
complete would do well to send in their subscrip-
tions at once.
Editor Herrick, of the saltwater Gazette, ac-
companied by MIR. ]. E. Elliott, of the Elliott
House, in the city, with another gentleman friend
whose name slippt I'd our memory made pleas
ant visit last week.
During the last month there were issued to
the inmates AS new over and LAT new undo
shirts, the largest number ever issued in the same
time before. At this rate the boys will all have
new clothes soon.
Warden Stordoek is in receipt of highly
cOngratuIatory letter in behalf of THE MIRROR,
with one years subscription inclosed. from State
of our Capt Taylor. For which THE MIRROR
returns its thanks.
1t will be noticed that THE MIRROR has
adopted new and m ore appropriate motto, not.
however, because a few Of our contemporaries
cracked jokes at our expense in reference to
old motto. but because deem our present mot
to more fitting and appropriate.
Secretary H. H. Hart of the Beard of cor
rections and Charities, adds his nameatO our list
of subscribers, and says. 81 believe THE PRISON
MIRROR may be made not only means of recre-
alton, but active agent for the moral and intel
lectual Improvement of the men,
Capt. j. Townsend deputy warden. OF TT.
Madison, Iowa, penitentiary. with company of
friends, paid this institution IL visit last week.
Mr. Townsend was muo h pleased wi tn the discip-
line of our prison. and the cheerfulness of it's in.
mates and no doubt picked up many useful hints,
to be applied to the institution over which he is
the second presiding officer